The Lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara federal
constituency in the House of Representatives, Akin Alabi has declared that he
will lead a protest on behalf of Courier Services against the new licence
charges announced by the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST).
The lawmaker questioned the dual mandates of NIPOST as a
regulator and player in the same industry.
It would be recalled that NIPOST on Friday announced a new
set of regulations and license fees.
According to the new regulation, international courier are
to pay N20m for a new licence and N8m annually, and companies providing
national services are to pay N10m for licence and N4m annually for renewal.
Regional companies are to pay N5m for licence and N2m
annually, while firms that operate within states will pay N2m while the renewal
cost is N800, 000.
Courier firms operating with municipalities are to pay N1m
for licence and N400,000 annually. Also, Small and Medium Enterprises, will pay
N250,000 while the annual renewal of the licence is N100,000.
Alabi in a Twitter thread called on Pantami to reverse the
order by NIPOST, and encouraged the operators to sustain the protest against
what he called “draconian move.”
“My dear courier operators. Although this massive protest is
important and timely, the real work is still ahead of you. You need to approach
the courts to determine who regulates you. Also, if you want to work on any
act, like the NIPOST act, please let me know.
“I am more than willing to lead that on your behalf at the
House of Representatives. However, you must be the ones to tell me what you
want as you are the practitioner. Once we have determined who regulates you,
you must continually engage the regulators.”
“Dear Minister @DrIsaPantami. Section 45 of the Nigeria
Postal Services Act states clearly that the power to grant courier license
resides with the minister of communications. You owe it to Nigerians to halt
this draconian move right now.”
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